§ 4799A Definitions.

16 DE Code § 4799A (2019) (N/A)
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For purposes of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply:

(1) “Controlled substance” means a drug, substance or immediate precursor in Schedules I through V of subchapter II of this chapter.

(2) “Fentanyl” shall have the meaning ascribed to it by § 4716(c)(6) of this title or its successor provision.

(3) “Opiate” means any controlled substance having an addiction-forming or addiction-sustaining liability similar to morphine or being capable of conversion into a drug having addiction-forming or addiction-sustaining liability and is a prescription drug.

(4) “Overdose death” means a death caused, in whole or in part, by the consumption or use of heroin or the consumption or use of a opiate, or the consumption or use of fentanyl.

(5) “Prescription drug” shall have the meaning ascribed to it by § 4701 of this title or its successor provision.

80 Del. Laws, c. 220, § 1.